Overseas
Chinese Democracy Coalition News and Article Release Issue Number: A1668-O399
中国民主运动海外联席会议新闻与文章发布号：A1668-O399
Release Date: June
5, 2024
发布日：2024年6月5日
Topic: On the
Eve of the 35th anniversary of June 4 Massacre, Democracy Organizations Mourned
the Victims Outside the Chinese Embassy in the United States -- Radio Free Asia
report
标题：六四35周年前夕，民运组织在中国驻美使馆外悼念遇难者 --
自由亚洲电台报道
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On the Eve of
the 35th anniversary of June 4 Massacre, Democracy Organizations Mourned the
Victims Outside the Chinese Embassy in the United States
-- Radio Free
Asia report
2024.06.02
12:44 ET
As the 35th
anniversary of June 4 Massacre is here, the IFCSS (Independent Federation of
the Chinese Students and Scholars), the National Committee of the China
Democratic Party, the Wei Jingsheng Foundation and other democracy
organizations gathered in front of the Chinese Embassy in the United States to
mourn the compatriots who died in the June 4th Massacre 35 years ago.
"Down
with the Communist Party! Liberate
China!"
"Down
with the Communist Party! Democracy
in China!"
"Down
with the Communist Party! World
peace!"
In the
anti-fascist hymn "Requiem", more than one hundred overseas Chinese
democracy activists gathered in front of the Chinese Embassy in Washington DC
in the afternoon of June 1 to commemorate their compatriots who died in the
June 4th massacre.
On June 4,
1989, the most serious political incident since the Chinese Communist Party
founded its regime occurred in Beijing, the capital of China, known as the
"June 4th Tiananmen Incident" or "June 4th Massacre". At that time, a large number of students
and citizens demonstrated peacefully in Tiananmen Square, demanding democratic
reforms and opposing corruption.
However, the authorities suppressed it by force, dispatching troops and
tanks into the urban area of Beijing to carry out a bloody suppression of
unarmed demonstrators, resulting in a large number of casualties. As of now, the specific number of
casualties in the June 4th massacre is still a sensitive topic in China.
This
humanitarian tragedy has had a profound impact on China and even the
world. Internationally, the June 4
incident triggered widespread condemnation and sanctions, and China's
international image and diplomatic relations were seriously damaged. At home, the authorities further
strengthened control over citizens' speech and political activities, curbed the
pace of democratic reform, and strictly censored and blocked relevant
information related to the incident.
Until now, the June 4 incident is still a taboo topic in Chinese
politics and society, with official attitude of evasion and covering up.
At the commemoration
on June 1, the IFCSS announced that it would award the 2024 "Freedom of
Spirit Award" to imprisoned political prisoner Zhang Guiqi to commend him
for his fearlessness in facing the unfair persecution of being punished for his
speech. The former IFCSS council
members Dr. Lu Wenhe and Dr. Wang Ping jointly presented the award and read out
the award statement: "Today, IFCSS awards Mr. Zhang Guiqi with the 2024
Spirit of Freedom Award. We want to show our deep respect to numerous Chinese
human rights fighters as Mr. Zhang Guiqi, who has contributed to the Chinese
democracy and freedom movement silently and courageously. It is their selfless dedications that
continuously strike the iron fist of the Chinese Communist dictatorship and
attempts to bring the slightest basic human rights for the entire Chinese
people."
It is reported
that Mr. Zhang was born in Shen County, Shandong, in 1971. He is commonly known by the public by
his pen name “Lu Yang” and his online name “Lu xi kuang tu”. Mr. Zhang is a well-known political
dissident poet and writer. He
founded “The Yangziwan Poetry Society” and “China Modern Poetry Forum”,
“Chinese Freedom and Cultural Forum”, and “Chinese Poet’s Lecturing Hall –
Wenshu Academy”. Mr. Zhang also
co-signed Charter 08 and was a member of the Independent Chinese PEN
Center/ICPC. During his long-time
creation of poetry and literature, due to his dedication to democratic writing
which became quite influential in Chinese poetry society, he received severe
persecution from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). In April 2020, he publicly voiced “Xi
Jinping must step down from the position, and the CCP must be ended” speeches
against the CCP in an online video.
He was taken into custody and was subsequently sentenced 6-year
imprisonment under the crime of “inciting subversion of state power”, of which
he has served 4 years.
Gu Yi, an
IFCSS council member, said in an interview with this station that the
authoritarian brutality of the Chinese authorities cannot prevent the
inheritance of democracy and freedom.
He said: "This series of atrocities by the Chinese Communist Party,
such an authoritarian regime, has lasted for many years. Perhaps our personal lives are not
enough to witness the final collapse of this regime, but life is endless. Compared with them, our biggest
advantage is time."
Wei Jingsheng,
the well-known Chinese democracy activist, told this station that the primary
goal of the overseas democracy movement work is to call on democrats inside of
China to resist tyranny: "The second most important thing is to convince
the international community to pay attention to human rights in China; the
third is to use the Internet and other means to promote new ideas in
China. Only when people have new
ideas, can they take new actions."
Reporter: Jing
Wei; Editor: He Ping; Web Editor: Wu Xixi
Related photo:
As the 35th anniversary of June 4 is here, the IFCSS, the National Committee of
the China Democratic Party, the Wei Jingsheng Foundation and other democracy
organizations gathered in front of the Chinese Embassy in the United States to
mourn the compatriots who died in the June 4th Massacre 35 years ago.
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of this report:
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in X:
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Overseas
Chinese Democracy Coalition News and Article Release Issue Number: A1668-O399
中国民主运动海外联席会议新闻与文章发布号：A1668-O399
Release Date:
June 5, 2024
发布日：2024年6月5日
Topic: On the
Eve of the 35th anniversary of June 4 Massacre, Democracy Organizations Mourned
the Victims Outside the Chinese Embassy in the United States -- Radio Free Asia
report
标题：六四35周年前夕，民运组织在中国驻美使馆外悼念遇难者
-- 自由亚洲电台报道
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六四35周年前夕，民运组织在中国驻美使馆外悼念遇难者
-- 自由亚洲电台报道
2024.06.02
12:44 ET
六四35周年即将到来之际，全美学自联、中国民主党全国委员会、魏京生基金会等多个民运组织在中国驻美大使馆门前集会，以悼念35年前在六四大屠杀中遇难的同胞。
“打倒共产党！解放中国！”
“打倒共产党！中国民主！”
“打倒共产党！世界和平！”
在反法西斯颂歌《安魂曲》中，百多位中国海外民运人士于6月1日下午齐聚在位于华盛顿的中国驻美大使馆门前，以纪念六四屠杀中遇难的同胞。
1989年6月4日，中国的首都北京发生了一场自中共建政以来最为严重的政治事件，史称“六四天安门事件”或“六四屠杀”。当时，大量学生和市民在天安门广场上和平示威，要求民主改革并反对腐败。然而，当局对此实施武力镇压，调遣军队和坦克进入北京市区，对手无寸铁的示威民众进行血腥镇压，导致大量人员伤亡。截至目前，六四惨案的具体伤亡人数在中国仍是敏感话题。
这起人道悲剧对中国乃至世界产生了深远影响。在国际上，六四事件引发了广泛的谴责和制裁，中国的国际形象和外交关系严重受损。而在国内，当局进一步加强了对公民言论和政治活动的控制，遏制了民主改革的步伐，并对涉及该事件的相关信息进行了严格审查和封锁。直至目前，六四事件仍是中国政治和社会的禁忌话题，官方对此持回避和掩盖态度。
在6月1日的纪念活动中，全美学自联宣布，将2024年度“自由精神奖”颁与在押政治犯张桂祺，以表彰他不畏强权、坦然面对因言治罪的不公逼迫。全美学自联前理事陆文禾博士与王平博士在共同颁发奖项时，宣读了授奖声明：“今全美学自联特向张桂祺先生颁布2024年全美学自联自由精神奖，以致敬当下无数如张桂祺先生为中国民主自由之路默默奉献，且无比勇敢的中国大陆人权斗士。是他们的前赴后继，用自身无畏言行不断冲击中共独裁暴政的铁拳，以尝试为中国人民争取一丝生而为人的基本人权待遇。”
据介绍，张桂祺生于1971年，山东省莘县人，笔名鲁阳，网名“鲁西狂徒”，是知名的民主异见诗人及作家。他曾创办“扬子宛诗社”、“中国当代诗歌论坛”、“中国自由文化论坛”及“中国诗人大讲堂——文殊书院”。他还是中国民间第一部宪政纲领性文件《零八宪章》的签署人和独立中文笔会会员。张桂祺在长期的诗歌文学创作中，因秉持民主色彩且颇具影响力，而遭到当局的严酷迫害。2020年4月，张桂祺在网络视频中发表“习近平必须下台，中共政权必须结束”的政治言论，被警方以涉嫌“煽动颠覆国家政权罪”刑拘，随后获刑6年，至今已在监狱中服刑4年之久。
全美学自联理事古懿在接受本台采访时表示，中国当局的专制暴行无法阻止民主自由薪火相传。他说：“中国共产党的这一系列暴行，这样一个专制的政权，已经持续很多年了。也许我们个人的生命不足以见证这个政权最终的倒塌，但生命是生生不息的，我们和他们相比，最大的优势是时间。”
中国知名民运人士魏京生告诉本台，海外民运工作的首要目标是号召国内的民主人士反抗暴政：“第二重要的就是，要说服国际社会关注中国人权；第三是利用网络等等，向国内宣传新的思想。人们有了新的思想，才可能有新的行动。”
记者：经纬; 责编：何平; 网编：伍檫愙
相关图片：六四35周年即将到来之际，全美学自联、中国民主党全国委员会、魏京生基金会等多个民运组织在中国驻美大使馆门前游行，以悼念35年前在六四大屠杀中遇难的同胞。
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